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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to be in New York this week for the 78th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly and the Summit of the Future amid increasing geopolitical instability around the world.

"Canada will have a leading role in making the world fairer and more prosperous," Trudeau said in a news release last week. "I look forward to working with other leaders to accelerate progress on our shared priorities and build a better future for everyone."

The board of directors for North West Terminal Ltd. (NWT), a farmer-owned grain elevator in Unity, Saskatchewan, has announced the decision to idle its facility due to ongoing financial challenges. The terminal has ceased all grain purchases and cancelled its elevator license with the Canadian Grain Commission as of September 18, 2024.

With fall right on the doorstep, the town of Kindersley wants to remind residents to remove gutter ramps. 

They must be removed by October 1 and can once again be installed after April 30. 

Fresh off his CCMA Award win, Jade Eagleson joins us this weekend as our guest of honour! We'll discuss touring with Cody Johnson, the CCMA Awards, his upcoming Grand Ole Opry debut, and his latest single with Jake Worthington. And we'll look back on this week in 2018 with a #1 from Gord Bamford. 

Tune in to The Canadian Country Showcase on Saturdays at 12 PM and Sundays at 4 PM.

Saskatchewan is making waves in the building construction sector, ranking second in the country for month-over-month growth, according to new data released by Statistics Canada. From July 2023 to July 2024, the province saw a 6.7 per cent increase in building construction investment, reaching $439 million. In the month-over-month period from June to July 2024, Saskatchewan experienced a 3.6 per cent rise in construction investment, further solidifying its place as a leader in the industry.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says close to 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon, months after warning there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate them if the situation deteriorates further.

She is also expressing concern that attacks like exploding pagers are only making the situation worse.

"My message to Canadians who even think of going to Lebanon is don't go, and I've been saying that for months," she told reporters Friday in Toronto.

The Government of Saskatchewan and Ahtahkakoop Cree Developments (ACD) have reached a significant milestone with the groundbreaking of Saskatoon's new Urgent Care Centre (UCC). Following the signing of the final development agreement, construction is set to begin soon, marking a crucial step in improving health care access for the city's residents.

Family members of patients allegedly brainwashed decades ago at a Montreal psychiatric hospital are afraid they're running out of time to get compensation because the federal government and the McGill University Health Centre have filed motions to dismiss their lawsuit.

Glenn Landry's mother, Catherine Elizabeth Harter, was among the hundreds of people to receive experimental treatments under the MK-ULTRA program, funded by the Canadian government and the CIA between the 1940s and 1960s at Montreal's Allan Memorial Institute, which was affiliated with McGill University.

In a haunting message from beyond the grave, Métis Elder Sonny James MacDonald recounted being incarcerated for more than two years at an Indian Hospital in Edmonton in the 1940s for tuberculosis treatment, suffering abuse and isolation as a child.

"After the surgery … they took it upon themselves … that they should take my pajama bottoms off to prevent me from walking around," MacDonald, a renowned carver who died in 2021, said in a video clip taken from a documentary released that same year. 

Vetavision got underway Friday at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan.

The event which is open to the public wraps up on Saturday and features over 30 live animals.

Students organize the event to promote the College and the veterinary profession from large animal vets to small animal vets, radiologists, ophthalmologists, pathologists, rehabilitation experts, and more.

The event features 26 student displays plus numerous demonstrations.